fatten
/ˈfætn/verb
उच्चारण फ़ैटन
मोटा करना, मोटा होना, (पशु को) खिला-पिलाकर मोटा करना
Core word
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[T, I] ~ sb/sth (up) | ~ (up)
to make an animal or a person fatter, especially an animal before killing it for food, or to become fatter
मोटा करना, मोटा होना, (पशु को) खिला-पिलाकर मोटा करना
- The pigs are fattened on grain.
- You need fattening up after your illness.
- Farmers fatten the cattle before the festival market.
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- The rich food at the wedding is sure to fatten you up.
- The calves were fattened on good fodder.
Synonyms feed up build up plump up
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[T] ~ sth often disapproving
to increase the amount of money that a person or an organization has
(धन, मुनाफ़ा) बढ़ाना
- The deal fattened the company's profits.
- Corrupt officials fattened their bank accounts with public money.
- He fattened his bank account by selling land at a high price.
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- The new contract will fatten the profits of the firm.
- Bribes fattened the pockets of the dishonest clerks.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
fatten + object
Fatten means to make an animal or a person fatter, especially by feeding it well.
'Fatten' का अर्थ है किसी पशु या व्यक्ति को, विशेषकर अच्छी तरह खिलाकर, मोटा करना।
- Farmers fatten cattle before the festival.
- The cook tried to fatten the thin boy.
fatten + up
The phrasal verb fatten up has the same meaning but sounds more informal and often more caring.
Phrasal verb 'fatten up' का वही अर्थ है, पर यह अधिक अनौपचारिक और प्रायः स्नेहपूर्ण लगता है।
- Grandmother wants to fatten up Radhika.
- The hens were fattened up for sale.
fatten + financial object
In finance, fatten means to increase money, as in fatten a profit or a bank balance.
वित्त में 'fatten' का अर्थ है धन बढ़ाना, जैसे profit या bank balance।
- The deal fattened the company's profits.
- A bonus fattened his salary.
fatten + on
Use on for what feeds the growth, often with a negative sense about profiting from others.
जिससे वृद्धि होती है उसके लिए 'on' का प्रयोग होता है, प्रायः दूसरों से लाभ उठाने के नकारात्मक अर्थ में।
- Middlemen fatten on the farmers' labour.
- The calf fattened on fresh grass.
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fatten + noun
cattlepigschickensprofitsbudget
- The farmers fattened the goats before the market day.
fatten + up + person
childpatientguestthin boypuppy
- The nurse tried to fatten up the weak patient with milk and ghee.
adverb + fatten
quicklywellslowlynicelyunfairly
- The calves fattened quickly in the rainy season.
fatten + purpose
for marketfor slaughterfor salefor the festivalfor show
- They fatten buffaloes for sale at the fair.
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- Kabir's aunt keeps feeding him sweets to fatten him up.
कबीर की चाची उसे मोटा करने के लिए लगातार मिठाइयाँ खिलाती रहती है।
- Heavy rain helped fatten the crops in the fields.
भारी वर्षा ने खेतों में फ़सलों को पुष्ट करने में मदद की।
- The festival season fattened the shopkeepers' accounts.
त्योहारों के मौसम ने दुकानदारों के खातों को भर दिया।
- Radhika did not want a diet that would fatten her.
राधिका ऐसा आहार नहीं चाहती थी जो उसे मोटा करे।
- Villagers fatten their cows with oilcake and green fodder.
ग्रामीण अपनी गायों को खली और हरे चारे से पुष्ट करते हैं।
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✗ I am fattening day by day.
✓ I am getting fatter day by day.
Fatten is transitive; it needs an object. For yourself use get fatter.
'Fatten' सकर्मक है और object माँगता है; अपने लिए 'get fatter' लिखें।
✗ The farmers fatten their cattles before the fair.
✓ The farmers fatten their cattle before the fair.
Cattle is already plural; it never takes s.
'Cattle' पहले से बहुवचन है; इसमें s नहीं लगता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Fatten and thicken both increase, but they are not used for the same things.
Fatten और thicken दोनों बढ़ाते हैं, पर समान चीज़ों के लिए नहीं।
Makes an animal or person fatter, or makes money grow.
पशु या व्यक्ति को मोटा करता है, या धन बढ़ाता है।
- Grain will fatten the pigs.
Makes liquids, lines or plots denser.
तरल पदार्थ, रेखाओं या कथानक को गाढ़ा या घना बनाता है।
- Add flour to thicken the gravy.